User manual PANASONIC NV-M1B

[. . . ] Carefully read the Operating Instructions and use the Movie Camera correctly. Injury or material damage resulting from any kind of use that is not in accordance with the operating procedures explained in these Operating Instructions are the sole responsibility of the user. please note that the actual controls and components , menu items , etc. Of your Movie Camera may look somewhat different from those shown in the illustrations in these Operating Instructions. [. . . ] Approximately 10 seconds after movement in the picture has stopped, recording automatically stops and the Movie Camera is in the Motion Sensor Stand-by Mode. When the Movie Camera remains in the Motion Sensor Standby Mode for more than 6 minutes, the Finder turns off, and the [] Lamp goes out to conserve power. When the Motion Sensor again detects movement in the picture, recording automatically restarts after approximately 4 seconds, and the Finder turns on, and the [] Lamp lights. A white wall or another single-colour background behind the subject. To prevent accidental recording start caused by Movie Camera movement, the Movie Camera should be mounted on a tripod or be otherwise secured in a very stable position. Although you can select a Digital Effect on the [DIGITAL EFFECT] Sub-Menu when [M. When you use the AC Adaptor to power the Movie Camera, the Motion Sensor Function Stand-by Mode will continue when no movement is detected in the picture, even when the tape has reached the end during recording. Therefore, we recommend that you check the tape within a week. When you use the Battery to power the Movie Camera, it remains in the Motion Sensor Function Stand-by Mode until the Battery is discharged, at which time the [CAMERA] Lamp flashes for a few seconds. To ensure correct functioning of the Motion Sensor Function, the moving subject should be quite large in the picture. Therefore, when you have zoomed the lens to the maximum wide-angle position, the distance between lens and subject should preferably be within about 2 metres. During recording, it is not possible to change the recording mode ([AUTO], [5], [7], [4], [ ], [ ]), even if you press the [PROG. Soggetti con superfici scure (Bilanciamento del bianco, Messa a fuoco) Quando, durante una registrazione, ci si sposta con la movie da un interno a un esterno (Bilanciamento del bianco) Soggetti illuminati da sorgenti di luce differenti (Bilanciamento del bianco) Soggetti illuminati da lampade al vapore di mercurio o al natrio (Bilanciamento del bianco) Soggetti con superfici lucide o molto riflettenti (Messa a fuoco) Soggetti poco contrastati (Messa a fuoco) Soggetti in parte vicini e in parte lontani dalla movie (Messa a fuoco) Soggetti senza contorni verticali (Messa a fuoco) Soggetti che si muovono velocemente (Messa a fuoco) Soggetti dietro a oggetti in movimento (Messa a fuoco) Soggetti dietro a un vetro coperto da sporco, polvere o gocce d'acqua (Messa a fuoco) Subjects with dark surfaces (White Balance, Focus) When moving the Movie Camera from outdoors to indoors while recording (White Balance) Subjects lit by different light sources (White Balance) Subjects lit by mercury-vapour or natrium lamps (White Balance) Subjects with shiny surfaces or a lot of light reflection (Focus) Subjects with weak contrast (Focus) Subjects with part of it near and part of it far away from the Movie Camera (Focus) Subjects without vertical contours (Focus) Subjects with fast movement (Focus) Subjects behind moving objects (Focus) Subjects behind glass covered by dirt, dust or water drops (Focus) With this Movie Camera, you can also adjust the white balance manually. Use this mode for special subjects and recording conditions, such as listed (l 104), for which the Full Auto Mode is not suitable, and for light sources outside the range 1 (l 108). Use it also when you want to manually adjust the white balance for each new scene as professionals do. AE] Button repeatedly until an indication other than [AUTO] appears. Attach the White Lens Cap and zoom in until the entire screen is white. Aim the Movie Camera at the subject that you want to record and then keep the [W. B] Button pressed until the [1] Indication 1 stops flashing and remains lit. ¡When the Sepia Mode, Black & White Mode or 0 Lux Night View Mode is used, it is not possible to manually adjust the white balance. Also, if the white balance was manually adjusted, it cannot be cancelled, even if you press the [W. In the following cases, the [1] Indication flashes: ¡During manual adjustment of the white balance. [. . . ] However, if you leave the Movie Camera in this condition without activating any function for more than approximately 10 minutes, the Demonstration Mode resumes. If you do not want the Demonstration Mode to be activated, set [DEMO MODE] on the menu to [OFF]. If you set the [CAMERA/OFF/VCR] Switch to [CAMERA] while pressing the [1] Button, [DEMO MODE] on the menu is automatically set to [ON] and the Demonstration Mode starts immediately. If you set the [CAMERA/OFF/VCR] Switch to [CAMERA] while pressing the [] Button, [DEMO MODE] is automatically set to [OFF]. [. . . ]